How to Use clever in a Sentence

clever

adjective

• She found a clever hiding place for the letter.
• That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!
• Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.
• Vince is too clever to get blood on his hands.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
• The side of your home makes for a clever spot to hide your grill.
  — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
• This was simply clever and fun to watch.
  — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
• Was my caption not clever enough?
  — Jenny Borts, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
• Look no further than this clever piece.
  — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
• This came down to clever stacking.
  — New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
• But astronomers are a clever bunch.
  — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
• Not in your opening line or your clever hook.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• And some of them are downright clever.
  — Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
• What followed was very clever and fun.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• This clever bean bag chair is a space saver and cozy nook all in one!
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• The clever touches don’t stop there.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
• That's where this attack gets clever.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• There’s a fine blue line between stupid and clever.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
• Here’s a clever hack for anyone who likes a good deal.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
• Still, some fans have found clever workarounds.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
• If so, its still a quick and clever method for styling a bun in a pinch.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
• Perhaps there is some clever thing to say to put an end to it?
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
• The tinted eye cream makes the clever case for best of both worlds.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026
• The clever cat has also learned how to high-five and give his paw.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
• Thanks to his clever plan, the cat is now safe, with paws on the ground this time!
  — Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
• Just do not let a clever caption stand in for what your kid needs most.
  — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
• This clever bag can be used two ways—as a backpack and as a tote bag.
  — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
• Who can square up to Hopkins in that clever craft?
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
• Niko Medved is very smart, very clever at using that zone.
  — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
• But the most clever way to take advantage of this trend?
  — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
• And through some very clever work, there are now about 500 of them.
  — Julia MacCary, Variety, 22 Apr. 2023